Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

Sharing views, information and resources for school staff, trade unionists and socialists.

Monday, 20 January 2014

My strategy to defend teachers and education

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Gove attacks, Unions hesitate ... We Can't Let Things Carry On Like This ! http://goo.gl/jKaHeV Teachers are being ground d...
Sunday, 19 January 2014

News from the TES - in the absence of news from elsewhere

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Another good reason to meet with LANAC on Feb 1st! Teachers, of all people, should know that if you set ultimatums and then don't st...
Friday, 17 January 2014

News from the NUT Executive

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Teachers are facing further attacks from politicians – and after the comments by Tristram Hunt on both ‘teacher licensing’ and ‘classroom d...
Saturday, 11 January 2014

NUT NEC meeting on Thursday - what strategy should we adopt?

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With the attacks on pay and pensions already largely in place, and attacks on conditions soon to be added, the NUT urgently needs to agree ...
Friday, 10 January 2014

Hunt joins Gove in the teacher-blame game - NUT must oppose 'licensing' plans

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Tomorrow's Times will carry the headline "Labour will tell teachers to improve or face sack" In an announcement that will ...

Lewisham speaks out against cuts and racism

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The protest outside 'Question Time' last night Las t night, BBC's 'Question Time' came to the London Borough of Lewi...
Sunday, 5 January 2014

The Calais Mutiny by A Killick (Private No. 08907 RAOC) - a primary source to educate Michael Gove

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The pamphlet says 1918 - but perhaps should read 1919? I would like like to begin by giving you a brief personal history of my childhood...
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* Brought up as a socialist by parents who hungered for what is right * One adopted grandfather left me a double-barrelled name, the other his name on a 1926 General Strike black-list * Given a comprehensive education at St.Andrew's, Leatherhead * First-class degree from King's College, Cambridge, for those who like that kind of thing * Secondary science teacher in London 1986-2015 * Lewisham NUT Secretary 1993-2015, organiser of many campaigns to defend teachers and education * Father of four who were all so well-supported by Sedgehill School, SE6. * Member of the NUT National Executive 2010-15 * NEU London Regional Secretary 2016 - 19 * Moved to Cumbria to return to teaching 2019 * Candidate for NEU DGS in 2021 * Proud to have been name-checked by Gove for saying that his 'reforms' could make teaching unbearable * Member of the CWI, following its global struggles via http://www.socialistworld.net * Exiled member of Penge CC, still a 'Middle Aged Man In Lycra' when I can be.
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